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rested in peace

rested in peace is the simple past and past participle of rest in peace.

Meaning of rest in peace

Verb

rest in peace (third-person singular simple present rests in peace, present participle resting in peace, simple past and past participle rested in peace)

  1. (euphemistic) To have passed away, or to have died.
    • In his latter years he sought an asylum with his relatives, the O'Conors, of Belanagar, and it was probably there that he rested in peace, in 1735.1882, Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, The Dublin Review, volume 90, page 156

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What is rested in peace the simple past and past participle of?
Rested in peace is the simple past and past participle of rest in peace.

Words near rested in peace in the dictionary

  1. resteams
  2. rested
  3. rested and vested
  4. rested assured
  5. rested easy
  6. rested in peace
  7. rested on
  8. rested on one's laurels
  9. rested one's case
  10. rested one's soul
  11. rested up

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